AMD's Ryzen CPU Release Date News: Now Available for Preorder
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has finally put up the highly anticipated Ryzen processors. The company has listed the new central processing units (CPUs) for preorders starting from Feb. 22.
For the PC fans who have been poring over every leaked benchmark, watching the speculation videos and generally waiting for any tidbit of information on the new processors, the wait is finally over. AMD is now accepting preorders for the Ryzen CPUs. Its announcement highlights the Ryzen 7 line and provides a list of retailers that are carrying the chips for advance orders.
The retailers also include original equipment manufacturing (OEM) sellers, who have also listed complete, pre-assembled systems built around the AMD chips. Shipping will start on March 2 for the processor, and also the OEM builds that use them, at less than a week away.
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Through these listings, AMD has basically given its official confirmation of the actual specifications for its Ryzen CPUs.
| Ryzen 7 1800X | Ryzen 7 1700X | Ryzen 7 1700 | |
| Cores | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Threads | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Base clock | 3.6 GHz | 3.4 GHz | 3.0 GHz |
| Boost clock | 4.0 GHz | 3.8 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| TDP | 95 Watts | 95 Watts | 65 Watts |
| Price | $499 | $399 | $329 |
| Stock Cooler | none | none | Wraith Spire |
AMD has decided to debut the Ryzen processor generation with the higher end eight-core lineup. The CPUs listed for advanced sale are three models from the AMD Ryzen 7 lineup, the Ryzen 7 1800X, Ryzen 7 1700X and Ryzen 7 1700. These three models are all of the 8-core, 16-thread design.
The Ryzen preorder offerings start with the Ryzen 7 1700. For $329, the chip offers a base speed of 3 GHz that can go up to 3.7 GHz when boosted, as long as the cooling allows it. This CPU looks to be squarely aimed at Intel's i7-7700K at this price point — the Ryzen 7 1700 price tag undercuts the i7-7700k's $350, for what AMD claims is a similar or slightly better performance.
Performance-wise, the Ryzen 7 1800X would probably be gunning for the market share of the Intel Core i7 6900k. While benchmarks are not widely available just yet, AMD has done some testing of its own that suggests that the 1800X outperforms the Core i7 on the Cinebench and Handbrake performance tests. For the same 8-core configuration, AMD severely undercuts the equivalent Intel chip with the $499 price tag on the 1800X, compared with the $1,049 Intel Core i7 6900k.
